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Le château en bref
In Canisy, in the Saint-Lô bocage, the castle stands on the site of a former feudal stronghold, at the heart of an estate of some 300 hectares. The de Carbonnel family, who had been established on these lands since the 12th century, had the present residence built between 1575 and 1623 under Hervé de Carbonnel. After the Revolution, the estate passed to the Kergorlay family, who still own it. The castle combines two cylindrical towers topped with machicolations with L-shaped wings of residential rooms, punctuated by pavilions. Its masonry plays on the alternation of white limestone and the reddish Troisgots poudingue (puddingstone), which gives the façades a very distinctive striped appearance. Inside, a double-revolution staircase bears the date 1588. An English-style park of some thirty hectares, with ponds and gardens, surrounds the castle. The castle has been listed as a historic monument since 8 September 1945, and several elements of the estate were added to the inventory in 1999 and 2005. The castle opens its doors during the Journées du patrimoine (Heritage Days) and offers rooms for rent.